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Pizza Express - Case Study

project

Gondola Headquarters, London

timescale

Six weeks on site

location

Balcombe Street London

area

12,000 sqft

averages

£37 per sqft

How we met the challenge

The relocation for Gondola needed to house all the brands of the Company (PizzaExpress, ASK and Zizzi)
in one office. Architectural Interiors worked closely with Gondola to understand their exact requirements.
Once we had this information we were able to provide space plans of various buildings until we found the
right office for their relocation.

The brief was to accommodate a headcount of 105 in an open plan area.
Various offices for Managers and Directors, who support each brand, were also required.
With careful space planning we were able to incorporate existing meeting rooms into the design,
which meant cost savings. These funds were later re-directed to increase the budget of the development kitchen.

As the office did not having a raised floor, in order to feed each work station bank, the data and electrical
services had to be situated around the perimeter. It was decided we would use two comms rooms as the
data cable lengths could not exceed 100m. The air conditioning was then installed making sure the space
was adequately heated and cooled within Building Control requirements.

The reception area was collaboration between various parties, Architectural Interiors worked
very closely with Gondola’s in house design team to create an original layout incorporating
various types of soft seating on different levels.

The manned reception desk was a special design feature providing a continuation of the floor
finish into the work surface. The coffee bar area was a new addition to the reception providing an
easy going relaxed atmosphere. Feature lighting played an important role as the combination of space,
light and corporate branding really sets the tone and ambience of this area.

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